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Part One: James O'Keefe: The Patron Saint of News Grifters

Behind the Bastards

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O'Keefe, Giles, and the Acorn Caper

O'Keefe and Giles visited Acorn offices in eight cities. The script was the same: Pimpin prostitute would ask for housing to run a brothel. O'Keefe's most effective gambit claimed he would be housing underage El Salvadoran girls. In Baltimore, an employee said he could claim them as his dependence and get a child tax credit. Some workers seemed concerned for Giles, one advising her to get legal help.

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